| Ammonia in the BASF FINA Petorchemicals Limited Partnership Steam Cracking Plant at Port Arthur Texas | ||
| Dwight Hines1, Ed Mohundro2, Sam Valleru2, Scott Miller2 and Sarah Miller2, (1)NAFTA Region Olefins Complex (NROC), BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 2506, Highway 366, Gate 99, Port Arthur, TX 77643, (2)BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 2506, Highway 366, Gate 99, Port Arthur, TX 77643 This paper gives a summary of a long term ammonia problem in the ethylene plant. The source of nitrogen compounds was traced back to use of LCO in the quench oil in the Primary Fractionator. A description of the investigative process used to find the source of ammonia is included. Extended Abstract Status: File Uploaded | ||